Running
It’s the most brutal course in Olympic history. But pain is just a French word for bread
Good Weekend senior writer Konrad Marshall takes on the Marathon Pour Tous – a 42km run on the penultimate night of the Games, along the “most brutal marathon course in Olympic history”
- by Konrad Marshall
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‘Don’t look back’: City2Surf debutant takes crown
A 24-year-old runner from Adelaide competing in his first City2Surf has won this year’s event, beating about 90,000 other runners to cross the line first at Bondi Beach.
- by Catherine Naylor
Opinion
City life
Can you cram your City2Surf training into 10 days? I’m racing to find out
When it comes to preparing for the 14-kilometre race, I was told: “There’s no quick fix, there’s no shortcut”. That sounded like a challenge.
- by Michael Koziol
City2Surf 2024: Everything you need to know
Forget Paris, the real action will be in Sydney when the City2Surf returns on Sunday for its 54th year, with 90,000 racegoers expected to take part.
- by Nick Newling
Why humans are such good long-distance runners, according to science
A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human, but a human can beat horses in a marathon. Here’s why.
- by Joel Achenbach
Why your 30s and 40s can be the perfect time to start running
When Sinead Diver competed in her first world championship at 38, she thought it may be her last. Now 47, she’s heading to the Paris Olympics.
- by Gyan Yankovich
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Paris 2024
Aussie star backed to break Olympic drought after stunning world record run
Jessica Hull stunned the athletics world with a blistering run in the 2km in Monaco, less than a month from Paris 2024.
- by Iain Payten
Nedd’s injury-laden 4000km run fascinated physios. His new plan may stun them
Nedd Brockmann became a national sensation in 2022 when he ran from Perth to Sydney. Now the man with the famous haircut has set himself a new challenge.
- by Luke Benedictus
Magazine
Good Weekend
The July 6 Edition
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What running extreme distances does to a person’s body
Extreme charity challenges have become increasingly popular, but there is a price to pay.
- by Sarah Berry
Marathon mums: How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger
Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves, let alone running 42 kilometres in that time, can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running: “patience and an ability to suffer”.
- by Michael Gleeson
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